Affirmed Housing's Bella Vita, a Mixed-Use, Affordable, Senior Community, Opens Today

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 27, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Affirmed Housing will host a grand opening celebration for its $25 million project, Bella Vita, in Carson, CA.  Located at 320 East Sepulveda Blvd, the mixed-use community brings much-needed affordable housing for seniors to Carson. Recognizing the value Bella Vita provides to the community, California Senator Steven Bradford and nearly all of Carson's elected officials will attend the event, including: Mayor Alberto Robles, Mayor Pro Tempore Jawane Hilton, Councilmember Elito Santarina, Councilmember Lula Davis-Holmes, and Councilmember Cedric L. Hicks, Sr.  A signature Affirmed Housing community, Bella Vita provides high-quality affordable housing to those who need it most.

Bella Vita is a mixed-use development located at the southwest corner of East Sepulveda Boulevard and Panama Avenue.  The community features 65 apartment homes, 62 parking spaces, and 3,000 square feet of commercial space on the 1.22-acre site.  The housing component consists of 58 one-bedroom units, and 7 two-bedroom units offered to seniors earning 30 to 60 percent of the area median income (AMI). 

James Silverwood, President of Affirmed Housing, states, "Bella Vita is designed to promote the health and well-being of its residents and the surrounding community.  Bella Vita provides residents with approximately 15,150 square feet of common areas including a community room, community gardens, outdoor lounge, theater area, park area, and approximately 5,590 square feet of private open space."

Design and development partners include the City of Carson, Withee Malcolm Architects, LLP; HA Builder Group; Nexus for Affordable Housing, Inc.; Fuscoe Engineering; and IVY Landscape Architects, Inc.  Financial partners include Raymond James, US Bank, and California Community Reinvestment Corporation.  Solari Enterprises manages the property, and EngAge provides on-site services for the residents.

Headquartered in San Diego, Affirmed Housing is dedicated to improving and sustaining the viability of California through the development of affordable housing.  The company aims at enhancing communities and our environment by building dynamic, professionally-managed, high-quality green multifamily housing.  Areas of expertise include site selection, engineering, architecture, construction, relocation, and marketing.  Affirmed also has extensive knowledge in public finance, low-income housing tax credit acquisition, and tax-exempt bond financing.  For more information, visit www.affirmedhousing.com.

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